Black and white engraving showing a grassy quadrangle surrounded by colonial-era buildings, with a small handful of top-hatted colonial students traversing the area.

The College Of William &amp; Mary

The 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team as they boarded the ill-fated flight to Brussels on February 4, 1961.

Lesley Kennedy is a features writer and editor living in Denver. Her work has appeared in national and regional newspapers, magazines and websites.

Lesley Kennedy

Lesley Kennedy is a features writer and editor living in Denver. Her work has appeared in national and regional newspapers, magazines and websites.

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

1960s

Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.

Crime

Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.

Sports

Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.

Lesley Kennedy

Stories

The 1961 Plane Crash That Devastated US Figure Skating

Thomas Jefferson: 6 Facts About His Family and Upbringing

The Biggest Manhunts in US History

Why American Communities Began Adding Fluoride to Water